There are 7 ways to get from Blackpool to Forfar by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Preston to HaymarketLondon Euston - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Haymarket to DundeeEdinburgh - Dundee / ...
5h 51m£33–156Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from North Station to Underpass42
- Take the bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hebrides DriveM9
7h 44m£31–45Drive 251 mi
- Drive from Blackpool to Forfar251 mi
4h 32m£62–89Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)MAN - ABZ
- Take the bus from Adelphi to Lidl
6hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Preston to HaymarketLondon Euston - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the bus from Haymarket Station to LidlE1
6h 3mTrain
- Take the train from Preston to PerthLondon Euston - Inverness
7h 53m£77–113Train to Liverpool, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Huyton
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LPL - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Lidl
8h 25m
Blackpool to Forfar by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Blackpool to Forfar is to bus which costs £30 - £50 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Blackpool to Forfar is to drive which takes 4h 32m and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct bus from Blackpool station to Forfar. However, there are services departing from North Station and arriving at Lidl via Underpass, Buchanan Bus Station and Hebrides Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 44m.
The distance between Blackpool and Forfar is 279 miles. The road distance is 252.5 miles.
The best way to get from Blackpool to Forfar without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 5h 51m and costs £30 - £160.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Blackpool to Forfar, including transfers.
Blackpool to Forfar bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, depart from North Station.
The best way to get from Blackpool to Forfar is to train via Edinburgh which takes 5h 51m and costs £30 - £160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £50 and takes 7h 44m.
Blackpool to Forfar bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, arrive at Underpass station.
Yes, the driving distance between Blackpool to Forfar is 252 miles. It takes approximately 4h 32m to drive from Blackpool to Forfar.
What companies run services between Blackpool, England and Forfar, Scotland?
You can take a train from Blackpool North to Lidl via Preston, Haymarket, Dundee, and Railway Station in around 5h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from North Station to Lidl via Underpass, Buchanan Bus Station, and Hebrides Drive in around 7h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–26
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–50
- 1st Class
- £50–75
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Blackpool North to Huyton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £280–320
Bus from North Station to Underpass
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hebrides Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Adelphi to Lidl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Haymarket Station to Lidl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Lidl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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